Death at La Fenice (1992) (edit title/settings)

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• Commissario Guido Brunetti: Venice commissario of police
• Paola Brunetti: Guido's wife, an English literature professor at a local university
• Elizabeth Wellauer: Helmut's wife, Hungarian doctor and mother of Alexandra from a previous marriage
• Giuseppe Patta: Vice-Questore and Guido's immediate supervisor
• Franco Santore: Theatrical director
• Helmut Wellauer: German orchestra conductor, a maestro found dead in his dressing room at Teatro La Fenice.
• Flavia Petrelli: Soprano, a leading opera singer
• Brett Lynch: Flavia Petrelli's secretary
• Amadeo Fasini: Artistic director at La Fenice
• Ettore Rizzardi: Medical examiner
• Francesco Dardi: Baritone
• Miotti: Police officer
• Alexandra: Elizabeth's 13-year old daughter
• Barbara Zorzi: Doctor called to the Maestro's dressing room
• Matteo: Assistant stage manager
• Alvise: One of the officers assigned by Patta to work with Brunetti on the case
• Riverre: One of the officers assigned by Patta to work with Brunetti on the case
• Raffaele Brunetti: Guido and Paola's 15-year old son who is an aspiring socialist
• Sergio Brunetti: Guido's brother, an x-ray technician
• Chiara Brunetti: Paola and Guido's 13-year old daughter
• Michele Narasconi: Friend of Guido's and a travel and music writer
• Demetriano Padovani: Art critic and Paola's former classmate
• Erich Steinbrunner: Old friend of Helmut's, an ear, nose and throat specialist in Germany
• Clemenza Santina: Famous soprano before World War II
• Hilda Breddes: Manages the Wellauer's Venice home year round
• Count Orazio and Countess Falier: Paola's parents
• Salvatore Rezzonico: Chief music critic of the Gazzettino
• Traverso: Violinist in the orchestra
• Valerio Treponti: Doctor specializing in ear, note and throat

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• La Fenice: Venice's famed opera house where the maestro was murdered
• Berlin, Germany
• Venice, Italy: Setting of the story

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Glossary edit see section history

• Commissario: In the Italian Police, a commissioner (commissario) is the superintendent of a commissariato, a Police station/detachment that can either serve an entire township of small or middle dimensions, or a limited area in a metropolitan city.
• Vice-Questore: Deputy chief of police
• Vaporetto: Canal boat in Venice

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by Death in a Strange Country.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Donna Leon (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Suitable for a young adult audience.

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• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Authors, A-Z › ( L ) › Leon, Donna
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery

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